From an onslaught of recent ads to many of the broadcasters’ latest schedule-filling disposable output, the Goggleboxisation of TV continued last night with Travel Guides (9pm), another review show with ‘relatable’ stars.
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Sunday evening brought an end to Channel 4’s ‘alternative present’ suburban sci-fi drama series Humans.
Terror on the Beach provided commentary and previously unseen footage from eyewitnesses who watched the horrific scenario play out at the loss of 38 lives.
Wednesday night delivered a noticeably unspectacular night of televisual viewing opportunities with a repeat of ITV’s generic regional detective show Vera (8pm) limping across the finish line.
Tuesday night’s prime time fun saw not one but two final instalments of two very different shows about children, as Child Genius faced off against the brave troopers of Great Ormond Street for the third week in a row.
Despite a 4% decline in viewing figures, which chief executive Adam Crozier said remains a key area for improvement, pre-tax profits were up 25% to £391 million.
The first episode saw sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf jump head first into a world of excitable artistic debate while meeting some YOLO-type characters who were determined to change the stuffy conventions.
The new BBC Store, run by the Beeb’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide, will aim to offer more than 10,000 hours of programming within the first year, including popular shows such as Doctor Who.
Sky is set to offer satellite households an “Apple and Netflix-style” experience, moving on from the grid-style guide that the broadcaster first developed back in 1998.
An audience of 6.5 million viewers tuned in to soak up the camp chemistry.